Langues de Chat biscuits

Langues de Chat biscuits are classic thin crispy french biscuits. They are delicious eaten on their own but really come into their own when served with cream desserts.

It’s been a while since I made these biscuits but, inspired by an episode of The Great British Bake Off, I decided I would make them again. They are simple biscuits to make. The only thing that can be a bit tricky is getting them all the same size. So, as long as you don’t mind a bit of variation then they definitely fall into the easy category. They are also super quick to bake so you will need to keep an eye on the first batch to make sure they don’t burn. Oven temperatures vary, and when timings are this quick they can only be seen as a guide.

One Recipe Lots of variations

Looking to put my own stamp on this bake I decided to sprinkle some of mine with some chopped pistachios and some with cocoa nibs. Cocoa nibs gives a little unsweetened, nutty chocolate element to the biscuits which would go very well with creamy chocolate dessert and ice cream.

Pistachios and other nuts such as hazelnut would go very well with berry flavoured desserts like my popular Raspberry Mousse. Another way you can vary these biscuits is to add some extra flavour to the biscuit mixture.

Try adding a little ground ginger, ground cardamon, or mixed spice (pumpkin spice). A little lemon or orange zest would also work very well with citrusy desserts.

Make mini Langues de Chat to serve as petits fours after dinner or as gifts.

All these variations are much easier than dipping them in chocolate as they did on Bake Off. I’ve never seen them dipped in chocolate before, and I’m just not convinced you want a chocolate on the biscuit when serving with a creamy dessert. On the other hand, if you are eating them on their own, by all means go ahead but I would suggest plain (dark) chocolate or milk chocolate instead of white chocolate as the biscuits are quite sweet.

About Jacqueline Bellefontaine

Jacqueline has been a cookery writer and food stylist for over 25 years and is a member of the Guild of Food Writers. She is the author of 18 cookbooks and now writes two blogs where she shares the recipes she cooks at home for family and friends, or just for fun. Jacqueline started her food writing career on a weekly magazine and as a result likes to champion good basic home cooking. The daughter of a master baker she is passionate about home baking and is happiest in the kitchen knocking up a batch of buns or baking a loaf of bread. Jacqueline has two grown sons and lives with her husband in Central London.

yet another beautiful looking bake from you Jacqueline , and not just one type of langues de chat but three! very impressive. I think my favourite flavoured one would have to be the plain ones if I am honest. However,m they all look so pretty. thank you for sharing with my bake along xx